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7 women lured using ‘Magic App’ & raped — police in MP’s Sidhi uncover racket, arrest 4

Four accused used 'Magic App' to modulate voice & impersonate woman professor to lure complainants to secluded spot under garb of offering scholarships.

Ride-hailing apps are helping women join the workforce & ‘juggle work-life responsibilities’

Survey by Oxford Economics, in partnership with Uber, shows three-quarters of women surveyed, who use ride-hailing apps to travel to work, do so because it offers a safer commute than other options.

China drafts guidelines to limit use of apps and smart terminals by minors

The country's cyberspace regulator asked for public feedback on the guidelines by 2 September.

Efficiency vs privacy threat — Andhra govt, employees spar over facial recognition attendance app

Jagan Reddy govt wants employees to use facial recognition application to track attendance & location for 'better service delivery', but employees flag lack of smartphones, privacy issues.

Cough onto phone for checking lung health: Hyderabad firm uses AI software to analyse sounds

Developed by Salcit Technologies, Swaasa has got no-objection certificate from Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation. It has patents in India, US & Australia among others.

‘Satyagraha’ app — how Congress will assess workers in poll-bound Gujarat, decide tickets

Congress hopes to reach 1 crore households in poll-bound Gujarat through its Satyagraha app, launching on 1 June. Aims include better understanding of tribal issues.

EXCHANGE22 – India’s 1st sports stock exchange wins against MyFab11 in copyright tussle

EXCHANGE 22 is the first of its kind fantasy league gaming platform for cricket, football, basketball, and kabaddi.

Entice with small payouts, get people to invest more, disappear — how ‘Chinese app scams’ work

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

‘Tek Fog’ app one of several ‘factories’ of hate BJP has set up, says Rahul Gandhi

In a tweet Saturday, Gandhi said the entire country is wondering where so much hate is coming from, going by the accused's age in the ‘Bulli Bai’ app case that targeted Muslim women.

Green, safe, smart — the Zoobop beauty care brand checker is good for you and the planet

Zoobop has been developed to provide clarity & information to users so that they can simply check whether the personal care brand they are using ticks all the boxes of being safe, green, honest & cruelty-free.

On Camera

China will be more central to India now. Though an anti-US unity is premature

Even with the option of EU markets, China will have to be a significant part of India’s economic policy. But the difficult security relationship is an important complication.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Real-time, all-climate’ explosives detector could enhance airport & border security—no dogs, no swabs

Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points. 

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.